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Stroud General Hospital

Coordinates: 51°44′34″N 2°12′28″W / 51.7429°N 2.2079°W / 51.7429; -2.2079
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Stroud General Hospital
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Stroud General Hospital
Stroud General Hospital is located in Gloucestershire
Stroud General Hospital
Shown in Gloucestershire
Geography
LocationTrinity Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
Coordinates51°44′34″N 2°12′28″W / 51.7429°N 2.2079°W / 51.7429; -2.2079
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeCommunity
History
Opened1750
Links
ListsHospitals in England

Stroud General Hospital is a health facility in Trinity Road in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. It is managed by Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust.

History

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The facility has its origins in the Stroud Dispensary which was established in a room at the Lamb Inn in Church Street in 1750.[1] After the dispensary had moved to permanent facilities at the corner of Bedford Street and George Street in 1823, an extension to create a proper hospital was completed in 1835.[1] The current facility at Trinity Road was officially opened by the Bishop of Gloucester in December 1875.[2] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948[1] and the maternity unit was completed in 1953.[3] In February 2012 NHS managers agreed to halt plans for the hospital to be run by a social enterprise after local residents mounted a legal challenge in the High Court.[4] Parts of the hospital were refurbished in 2012[5] and in 2018.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Stroud General Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ Burcher, C G (1999). "The origins of Stroud General Hospital c. 1750-1874". Stroud Local History Society. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Stroud's New Hospital opened 1875". Stroud Local History Society. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Plans to move NHS services to social enterprise halted". The Guardian. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Stroud General Hospital undergoes 'major refurbishment'". BBC. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  6. ^ "This is why a ward is closing at Stroud General Hospital". Gloucestershire Live. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2020.